FC Taraz

After initially being relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2016 season, Taraz was reinstated on 3 February 2017 after the Football Federation of Kazakhstan ruled that Altai Semey did not meet the required entry requirements for the Premier League.[1]

Domestic history

Season	League									Kazakhstan Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	League
1992	1st	5th	26	12	5	9	40	29	29	Runners-up	M.Syzdykov A.Litvinenko	11	Kurban Berdyev
1993	1st	14th	24	16	4	4	51	29	36	Runners-up	Alexander Shmarikov	28	Kurban Berdyev
1994	1st	8th	30	12	7	11	42	34	33	Last 32	A.Litvinenko	20
1995	1st	2nd	30	20	2	8	61	34	62	Semi-finals	Nurken Mazbaev	19
1996	1st	1st	34	23	7	4	56	14	76	Quarter-finals	G.Kainazarov	12
1997	1st	2nd	26	18	2	6	49	18	56	Last 16	Nurken Mazbaev	16
1998	1st	10th	26	7	6	13	33	35	27	Last 16	B.Eirich	9
1999	1st	10th	30	6	5	19	25	64	23	Last 16	Murat Tleshev	6	Vakhid Masudov
2000	1st	12th	28	7	5	16	22	47	26	Last 16	B.Kenchimov A.Mironov	3	Vakhid Masudov
2001	1st	15th	32	6	3	23	26	57	21	Last 16	D.Nazarov / V.Yakovlev T.Sisenov / V.Valter	4
2002	2nd	4th								Last 32
2003	1st	12th	32	10	4	18	35	45	34	Last 32	Nazarov	10	Vladimir Gulyamhaydarov
2004	1st	7th	36	16	11	9	35	23	59	Winners	Oleh Mochulyak	8	Yuri Konkov
2005	1st	11th	30	10	6	14	32	36	36	Semi-finals	Nurken Mazbaev	11	Yuri Konkov
2006	1st	10th	30	9	6	15	32	34	33	Last 16	Wýaçeslaw Krendelew Oleh Mochulyak	8	Sergei Tagiyev
2007	1st	16th	30	3	6	21	16	50	15	Last 16	Aleksey Shapurin	4	Sergei Tagiyev
2008	2nd	2nd	26	19	4	3	61	14	61	First round			Vladimir Fomichyov
2009	1st	8th	26	9	6	11	37	36	33	Second round	Sergiu Epureanu	7	Vladimir Fomichyov
2010	1st	9th	32	9	10	13	36	40	37	Quarter-finals	Anton Zemlianukhin Milan Jovanović	7	Dmitry Ogai Igor Ursach Vait Talgayev
2011	1st	9th	32	10	5	17	30	39	25	Semi-finals	Nemanja Jovanović	7	Vait Talgayev
2012	1st	4th	26	14	4	8	32	30	46	Second round	Miroslav Lečić	7	Ljupko Petrović
2013	1st	10th	32	7	9	16	30	38	21	Runners-up	Obiora Odita	5	Ljupko Petrović Nurmat Mirzabayev Arno Pijpers
2014	1st	10th	32	9	7	16	32	45	25	Quarter-finals	Aleksey Shchetkin Murat Tleshev	7	Arno Pijpers Evgeny Yarovenko
2015	1st	9th	32	10	8	14	25	33	26	Quarter-finals	Oleksandr Pyschur	9	Evgeny Yarovenko
2016	1st	11th	32	10	5	17	33	42	35	Last 16	Malick Mané	13	Nurmat Mirzabayev Yuriy Maksymov
2017	1st	11th	33	8	8	17	29	50	26	Last 16	Baktiyar Zaynutdinov	7	Vait Talgayev
2018	2nd	2nd	33	19	10	4	61	27	67	Last 16
2019	1st	10th	33	7	8	18	28	60	29	Quarterfinal	Serge Nyuiadzi Elguja Lobjanidze	8	Nurken Mazbaev
2020	1st	8th	20	5	8	7	19	23	23	-	Toni Silva	4	Vladimir Nikitenko

Continental history

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1997–98	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	First round	Bye
		Second round	Nisa Aşgabat	2–2	0–2	2–4

As of 26 August 2021[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  KAZ Almas Khamytbekov 2 DF  KAZ Yeldos Akhmetov 3 DF  KAZ Zhalgas Zhaksylykov 5 DF  KAZ Adilet Kenesbek 6 DF  KAZ Berik Shaykhov 7 MF  KAZ Abzal Taubay 8 MF  KAZ Zhakyp Kozhamberdy 9 MF  KAZ Alisher Suley 10 MF  KAZ Bauyrzhan Baytana 11 FW  KAZ Gavril Kan 14 DF  KAZ Berik Aitbayev 17 MF  KAZ Erkebulan Toybekov 18 MF  KAZ Dinmukhamed Karaman 19 FW  KAZ Abylayhan Zhumabek 20 DF  KAZ Maksat Amirkhanov

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF  KAZ Marat Shakhmetov 23 MF  KAZ Almas Sapargaliyev 24 GK  KAZ Dzhurakhon Babakhanov 27 MF  KAZ Dmitry Evstigneyev 31 GK  KAZ Stanislav Shcherbakov 38 MF  SRB Nenad Adamović 61 DF  KAZ Ermek Kuantaev 63 MF  CIV Kódjo Alphonse 64 FW  KAZ Arman Nusip 68 FW  KAZ Ulan Konysbayev 72 DF  NGA Faith Obilor 74 GK  KAZ Mukhammedzhan Seysen 77 MF  KAZ Kurmet Karaman 83 MF  KAZ Timur Dosmagambetov 84 FW  POR Erivaldo 85 FW  SRB Uroš Nenadović 88 MF  KAZ Ersultan Kaldybekov 96 MF  NGA Bruno Ibeh

• Kurban Berdyev (1986–89), (1991–92)
• Vakhid Masudov (Aug 1999 – June 00)
• Vladimir Gulyamhaydarov (2003)
• Yuri Konkov (Jan 1, 2004 – Aug 24, 2005)
• Sergei Tagiyev (2006 – May 7)
• Vladimir Fomichyov (2008–10)
• Dmitriy Ogai (Jan 1, 2010 – Nov 30, 2010)
• Igor Ursachi (June 25, 2010 – Sept 1, 2010)
• Vait Talgayev (2010–2011)
• Ljupko Petrović (Nov 1, 2011 – May 14, 2013)
• Nurmat Mirzabaev (interim) (May 16, 2013 – June 7, 2013)
• Arno Pijpers (June 8, 2013 – June 10, 2014)
• Evgeny Yarovenko (June 10, 2014 – Nov 11, 2015)
• Nurmat Mirzabayev (January – May 2016)
• Yuriy Maksymov (15 May 2016-2017)
• Vladimir Nikitenko (left in 2021)
• Vardan Minasyan (since 2 February 2021)

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